St. Paul woman in ID-theft ring gets 7 years

One of four women convicted in an identity-theft scheme operating in Ramsey County was sentenced Thursday to seven years and four months in prison.

Shauntell Rose Burg, 32, of St. Paul pleaded guilty in October 2013 to one count of identity theft for her role in the theft and possession of identity information of hundreds of people, including Social Security numbers, birth dates and driver's license numbers, according to the Ramsey County attorney's office.

Prosecutors said the center of the operation was a former Minnesota state employee, Roxanne K. Deflorin, 50, of St. Paul, who had personal information of hundreds of public employees at her home. Burg helped purchase and pick up items bought with the stolen identities, then pawned many of the items.

Roxanne Kay Deflorin (Courtesy of Ramsey County sheriff's office)

In addition to the prison sentence, Burg also was ordered by Judge Rosanne Nathanson to pay $149,000 in restitution.

Deflorin is to be sentenced March 14 for her identity-theft conviction.

Kristin Warren, 40, of St. Paul, and Andrea Gunderson, 30, both were sentenced to more than six years in prison for their roles in the case.